Carrot Cake Pie with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

We are well into birthday season here! Sunday was my husband’s 35th birthday and while he was out on a mountain bike ride with a buddy, my daughter and I whipped this up for our intimate celebration: Carrot Cake Pie with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Carrot cake is one of my husband’s favorites. I rarely make it–I don’t have a full-sized food processor and the thought of grating all those carrots drives me a little crazy. It was, however, one of the layers our of wedding cake when we got married 11 years ago. He likes it that much!

I had my recipe picked out and I was ready to go… until I realized that I used all the raisins in my Oatmeal Cookies. Oops! Rather than throw some clothes on and travel the whole 5 minutes to the grocery store to buy more, I spent 2 hours looking through Pinterest and foodgawker recipes until I found a suitable substitute. It seemed like a good idea at the time…

I’m glad I did, though, because I had never heard of Carrot Cake Pie before. Pie crust is pretty damn tasty, so why not throw a cake in it with some awesome cream cheese frosting and call it dessert? Fantastic idea!

The pie came out of the oven just as The Big Guy walked in the door, filling the house with the most amazing aroma. Waiting for it to cool so it could be frosted would have been torture but thankfully, we left the house and went out to lunch. Upon our return, I frosted it (after bathing the dog, who threw up on herself while we were out… I promise, I washed my hands first), stuck 2 candles in it, and we sang our hearts out. That was pretty horrendous, but he smiled through our off-key rendition regardless and was rewarded with a piece of the pie. Or cake. Whatever you call it, it’s pretty good.

You can use your favorite pie crust recipe here, but I took the easy way out this time, salvaging the last pre-made crust I had in the freezer. Raisins would have been a great addition but–alas–I had none. The Big Guy seemed pleased, nonetheless!

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I'm so happy to have you here with me sharing the delicious journey I have chosen! I am Carrie, a mom on a mission to find bliss in the kitchen. At least, as long as my kids allow me to. More of a baker than a cook, you'll find I love experimenting--baking is sort of like a mad scientist experiment, anyway, isn't it? It doesn't always turn out the way I plan, but that's part of the fun. ;)